{"id":13806,"date":"2018-12-14T17:01:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T22:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=13806"},"modified":"2018-12-14T17:01:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T22:01:23","slug":"chance-rapper-taking-sabbatical-using-time-study-bible-spend-quality-time-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2018\/12\/chance-rapper-taking-sabbatical-using-time-study-bible-spend-quality-time-jesus.html","title":{"rendered":"Chance the Rapper is Taking a Sabbatical, Using Time to Study the Bible and Spend Quality Time With Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Grammy-award winning artist is doing the unexpected. He is stepping away from the studio and fame to spend time with Jesus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m on a plane headed out the country on my first sabbatical,\u201d Chance the Rapper said. \u201cI\u2019m going away to learn the Word of God which I am admittedly very unfamiliar with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chance the Rapper is known for speaking up about his faith. He is not afraid to mention Jesus in his music. Now he is taking time off to get closer to God\u2019s Word and transform his faith.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been brought up by family to know Christ but I haven\u2019t taken it upon myself to really just take a couple days read my Bible. We all quote Scripture and tell each other what God likes and doesn\u2019t like but how much time do we spend as followers of Jesus to really just read and KNOW his Word. I\u2019m definitely guilty of not devoting time to it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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